Senior Material Pricing Lead

Celestica

Toronto

On-site

CAD 38,572 - 44,083

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading technology firm in Toronto is seeking a Material Pricing Advisor to drive pricing strategies and collaborate across teams. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience, a relevant degree, and strong analytical skills. This role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to a global organization and work in an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

3-5 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated ability to analyze pricing data.
Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead projects to meet customer goals.
Manage pricing proposals and maintain database of quotes.
Prepare material pricing for new business opportunities.

Skills

Strong system skills

Superior Microsoft Excel skills

Good communication skills

Ability to handle multiple tasks

Ability to evaluate and problem solve

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field (Business or Engineering)

Tools

MS Office

Access

Visual Basic

Job description

Overview

Direct message the job poster from Celestica

This opportunity offers an ideal environment to learn and grow. In this role, you will build your experience by being exposed to a wide cross-section of business functions and customer teams while working on strategic business opportunities and improvements.

The role offers an opportunity to become a leader in a global organization, leveraging technology and analytics to drive real value to both Celestica and our Customers.

Detailed Description

The Material Pricing Advisor performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

Understand Celestica and Customer requirements and lead projects to ensure to meet Celestica/Customer goals.
Understand Cost and Pricing Data Requirements
Collaborate closely with Commodity Management, Purchasing, Sourcing, Engineering teams, and Financial/Customer Focus Team.
Manages customer pricing proposals and maintains historical Database of quotes
Supports precise cost estimating using historical data, as well as estimating costs of parts
Coordinates and manages the material cost activity for select customers and/or sites
Prepares material pricing independently for new business opportunities (bids) including generation of Bill of Material, cost analysis, negotiation with suppliers, collaboration with Commodity Management and presentation to team leaders and managers.
Updates material prices database and analyzes Bill of Material for competitiveness
Negotiates with suppliers on RFI, RFQ and RFP
Participates in kick-off meetings and interacts with global customer's units as well as counterparts in other regions
Audits and analyzes quarterly cost variances. Consolidates, tabulates, analyzes and reports on various commitment and performance metrics
Working knowledge of the marketplace conditions for the area of specialization including industry pricing, technology and supply/demand trends
Strong system skills, including common office platforms such as MS Office and Access
Superior Microsoft Excel skills (familiarity with Visual Basic would be an asset)
Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures
Basic understanding of specific customer needs
Good communication, organization, negotiation and presentation skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines
Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Ability to consolidate, manipulate and analyze large quantities of data.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment
Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
Repetitive manual movements (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Typical Experience

Three to Five years + relevant experience

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree in related field (Business or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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